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Amazon changes how copyright protection is applied to Kindle Direct's self-published ebooks

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Amazon says its Kindle Direct DRM-free titles will be available as PDFs and EPUB files going forward.

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Amazon is preparing a small change that will give Kindle readers a bit of a breather.

Something interesting is happening at Amazon regarding ebooks. Starting January 20, 2026, customers will be able to download DRM-free Kindle books directly as EPUB or PDF files via the "My Content and Devices" management interface. This is a new feature, as Amazon has previously been very restrictive... Read the full article: Amazon Kindle: Downloading DRM-free ebooks as EPUB and PDF is coming

Amazon has just announced something that will please all of its readers. As of 20 January 2026, self-published authors will be able to offer their ebooks without DRM in EPUB and PDF formats via the KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) platform. Finally, you will be able to download your purchases in a readable format elsewhere than on Kindle and that is a pleasure because DeDRM was starting to do well ^^. However, this decision to activate or not the …

On Kindle, readers can download content in EPUB and PDF formats if the publisher has applied the "Digital Rights Management (DRM) Free" setting to the content.

Okay, the user asked me to summarize an article, keeping it under 100 words, and without using a heading like "Article Summary." First, I need to carefully read the article and understand its main content. The article mainly discusses how Amazon will allow authors to publish DRM-free Kindle books starting January 20, 2026. This means readers can transfer these books to any device, not just Kindle. However, this may also increase the risk of pir…

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TechCrunch broke the news in United States on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.
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